diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 61e0e38..7b4c72c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -97,8 +97,32 @@ jobs:
           DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
         timeout-minutes: 5
 
-      - name: Worker Integration tests
+      - name: Check if Worker paths changed
         run: |
+          cd $WORKDIR
+          PREV=$(cat /tmp/prev-head 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          if [ -n "$PREV" ]; then
+            CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only $PREV..HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          else
+            CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1..HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          fi
+          echo "Changed files: $CHANGED"
+          if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE "src/workers/|src/modules/ai-analysis/|src/modules/ai/|src/infrastructure/queue/|src/infrastructure/outbox/|prisma/schema.prisma|prisma/migrations/|test/worker-integration|test/run-integration"; then
+            echo "Worker-related changes detected — running integration tests"
+            echo "run_int=true" > /tmp/int-decision
+          else
+            echo "No Worker-related changes — skipping integration tests"
+            echo "run_int=false" > /tmp/int-decision
+          fi
+
+      - name: Worker Integration tests
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          RUN=$(cat /tmp/int-decision 2>/dev/null | grep -o 'true\|false' || echo "false")
+          if [ "$RUN" != "true" ]; then
+            echo "[integration] Skipped — no Worker-related changes"
+            exit 0
+          fi
           cd $WORKDIR
           bash test/run-integration-tests.sh
         env: